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//**__20th amendment: Presidential, Congressional Terms__**//

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 * Q:** What does this amendment mean?


 * A:** "**Sec1:** The president's and vice president's terms end at January 20th. Senators and representatives terms end at January 3rd


 * Sec 2:** Congress can assemble once every year on January 3rd.


 * Sec 3:** If the President dies before his terms up them Vice President takes over. If the Vice President doesn’t qualify then congress can declare who should act as the president.


 * Sec4:** The senate can choose a vice president when ever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.


 * Sec5:** Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.


 * Sec6:** This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission."


 * Q:** How many American presidents were assassinated?


 * A:** Four presidents were assassinated. They were Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F Kennedy. "All four of the presidents were killed by shooting."
 * Q:** When was the amendment created? What was going in the country at the time?


 * A:** The amendment was ratifies in 1933 and took effect in 1937. "The term "Lame Duck" originates in the mid 1700's. It is applied to an elected official who has not been reelected, but still holds office. For example, in the United States today, the President is elected in November, and inaugurated in January of the following year - the time in between if the President was not reelected, is the lame duck period. Early in the political history of the nation, the period between the election and swearing-in of elected officials was a small issue."
 * __Current Event__**

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0103/p02s02-uspo.html By: Stephen

My article is about the meeting of congress on January 3rd during the winter recess. This is the first time that congress will meet during the recess. It says the democrats and the republicans were disagreeing about meeting during the winter holiday break. If congress doesn't meet during the recess, then the president will be able to appoint who fills in there spots. The democrats don't want Bush to appoint because he will appoint all republicans. Because of this the democrats want congress to meet. This article has to do with the 20th amendment because it talks about congress meeting. It has to do with section 2 that states that congress can assemble at noon on January 3rd. i feel that congress should meet because the amendment says that they can, and it will stop the president from making appointments.


 * Q:** Why was it created? What problem was it supposed to solve?

It was created to short in terms of the president, congress, senate and repertories.
 * A:** "The [|20th Amendment] cleared up this problem to a degree, by shortening the lame duck period. The Congress is sworn in on January 3 following the election, and the President is sworn in on January 20, rather than the March 4th proscribed in the 12th Amendment. The Amendment also closes a gap in Presidential power by specifying what will happen if a President-elect dies before he is sworn in."


 * Q:** How is this amendment still applied today?


 * A:** This amendment is still applied today in many ways. It applies to the meeting of congress and also if the president dies. For example, if the president dies today the amendment still applies and says that if the vice president qualifies, then he can become president. Also it says that congress still can assemble once a year on January 3rd just like it says in my article.

My article is about the New Hampshire Caucasus. Caucasus are run in states to determine the votes for who will be the Democratic and Republican candidate to run for President. The election for President is in November and the winner takes office in January. This has to do with the 20th amendment because an election for President is every four years and a President cannot not exceed two terms (eight years). The President is sworn into office on January 20th.
 * __Current Event__**

My opinion to this article is that the Democratic candidates Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama are in a close race to determine who will receive the nomination. The Republican candidates are John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giulani. This race is scattered because not all candidates campaigned in New Hampshire. Super Tuesday in which 20 states participate will give a clearer picture.

By: Victoria News Paper : New York Post January 9, 2008


 * Q:** How do the issues which prompted the creation of the amendment compare with the issues that are applied today?


 * A:** This amendment is applied to today and when it was created very similarly. For example, if a president gets assassinated today, the vice president if qualifies can take over which is the same thing happened when past presidents were assassinated. Section 2 of the amendment still applies today and also when it was created too. The way this amendment is applied hasn't really changed since its creation.

__**Current Event**__ My article is about how a sucide bomber bombed Lahore, Pakistan,that killed 23 people and injured 58 others. This bombing was in protest of president [|Pervez Musharraf's ruling.] No one claimed responsibility for this bombing. Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro said in a statement that those who committed this "cowardly act" were "neither believer of any religion nor of any human ethics." Many other bombings happened in Pakistan. It also follows the death of Bhutto, who was killed at a rally in Rawalpindi, south of the Pakistani capital Islamabad, on December. 27. by:Ronnie Web Link:http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/pakistan.bomb.attack/index.html?iref=newssearch

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